27/03/2026
Congratulations kimiora Atkins
Te Riu o Waiapu Trust is excited to announce the appointment of dedicated kaimahi to lead Kia Ora ai te Whanau -
A kaupapa designed to restore our environment, strengthen food security, and build economic resilience. At its heart, this project is about growing community capability, empowering whanau and supporting long-term wellbeing across te riu o Waiapu.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ!
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ
Nicola will lead and coordinate all aspects of the kaupapa, ensuring activities are grounded in matauranga o te kainga and aligned with the overall vision. She brings strong project leadership experience and active involvement in Te Riu o Waiapu. With a background in project management and information systems, Nicola brings structure, coordination and clear reporting to guide our kaupapa forward.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ / ๐ง๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐
Kimi brings lifelong immersion in mahinga kai and kaupapa taiao, drawing on intergenerational learning and practical experience. She will establish and grow local mahinga kai initiatives while leading environmental restoration activities โ supporting whanau growers, strengthening access to fresh, healthy kai, and restoring and caring for our taiao through hands-on action that builds kaitiakitanga within our community.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ.
Come and join the kลrero - we want to hear your aspirations for our taiao, our awa, and how we as whฤnau can build sustainable futures together through mahinga kai.
We have a very short timeframe and a lot of mahi to deliver, so we also welcome anyone who may be keen to get involved in the upcoming wฤnanga we are planning, or in the more handsโon mahi. This may include various stages of planting, restoration activities and other practical actions that support the health of our whenua and waterways.
Bring your whakaaro, your ideas and a plate to share - we look forward to hearing from you and working alongside our whฤnau and community as this kaupapa grows!
